The Health Care Collaborative (HCC) of Rural Missouri recently announced that its Live Well Community Health Centers have received designation as Veterans Choice Program providers. The move comes after the federal government signed into law the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (VACAA). The goal is to make health care services more accessible to veterans in a more timely fashion.

“We are so pleased to offer this program to the many veterans in our area that have sacrificed and served our armed forces,” said Cathy Wallace, HCC’s vice president of operations. “We are honored to be among the community health centers in this nation to provide integrated health care to our veterans. They have served us well. Now it’s our turn.”

The Veterans Choice Program is designed to help the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to deliver high-quality health care to eligible veterans and expand options for them to receive needed health care services close to home. The Live Well Community Health Centers in Buckner, Carrollton, Concordia and Waverly are now providing care for veterans who meet Veterans Choice Program’s eligibility requirements.